A new report from the Indianapolis-based Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation shows widening racial disparities in education in Marion County. CEO Claire Fiddian-Green says the report also includes 10 recommendations to help close the gap.... Read More
Indiana’s higher education officials on Thursday approved recommendations for a new approach to funding higher education that is based on school-specific goals, rather than blanket recommendations.... Read More
The Indiana Department of Education has named 20 new Purple Star schools. The designation, which is valid for three years, is awarded to schools for their commitment to current and retired military service members.... Read More
Youth Link Southern Indiana will open the doors to its new Jeffersonville location on Friday. The youth education organization says it invested $650,000 to renovate the leased space, which offers nearly double the square footage of its previous location.... Read More
Purdue University has rehired one of its former key leaders to coordinate the school’s expansion in Indianapolis following an August decision to split IUPUI into separate Indiana University and Purdue operations.... Read More
Carmel-based Sprouts Cooking School is opening the doors to its second central Indiana location today. Representatives from the school are marking the occasion with a ribbon cutting and open house at the Zionsville facility.... Read More
A Purdue University-affiliated startup has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer grant to develop game-based interventions it says can help identify stress and anxiety in real time.... Read More
The University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne is developing a campus mater plan that includes a new, centralized student center with a lake view. The USF Board of Trustees has approved the trajectory of the plan, which includes short-term and long-term goals.... Read More
Three Indiana school corporations have failed to convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana to overturn a law requiring them to sell vacant public school buildings to charter schools for $1.... Read More
Ball State University’s Teachers College has been awarded a $2.1 million grant from the 2022-2024 Attract, Prepare, Retain Grant program. The program supports recruiting and retaining efforts to procure a pipeline of top teaching talent in Indiana schools.... Read More
Four of the eight Indiana school districts with ballot questions to approve property-tax levies for operational funds failed to receive voter approval Tuesday in the midterm election.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded two grants totaling more than $3.2 million to Indiana Wesleyan University to support initiatives designed to strengthen ministry work with children. ... Read More
Purdue University Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs Jay Akridge announced Tuesday he plans to step down at the end of December. ... Read More
Indianapolis-based nonprofit The Mind Trust, in partnership with the Indiana Department of Education, has launched the Indiana Learns tutoring platform. ... Read More
A statewide initiative funded by federal COVID-relief dollars has helped thousands of Indiana high school students finish up college credits and other high-value credentials, new data shows.... Read More
Grace College & Theological Seminary celebrated the presidential inauguration of Dr. Drew Flamm on Friday. Earlier this year, the college's board of trustees unanimously voted to select Flamm as its seventh president following a seven-month national search.... Read More
Purdue University is partnering with a leading research university in India to launch a dual-degree master’s program in semiconductors. ... Read More
Tina Ahlgren has taught at four different schools since 2012. She may soon move to number five.... Read More
Ball State University has launched a fleet of 24 robots to deliver food, snacks and drinks from on-campus dining locations. The university has partnered with California-based Starship Technologies to put the cooler-sized delivery units in motion. ... Read More
That’s what the Indiana Department of Education will be evaluating for the next seven months as it seeks to reduce the number of standards that the state’s K-12 students are required to learn.... Read More
